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TSV STAFF —- KENTUCKY DERBY PRESENTED BY WOODFORD RESERVE (G1) PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L 1 Known Agenda (KY) Irad Ortiz, Jr. 126 Todd A. Pletcher – 2 Like the King (KY) Drayden Van Dyke 126 Wesley A. Ward – 3 Brooklyn Strong (NY) Umberto Rispoli 126 Daniel...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Memories of the most exciting two minutes in sports (the Kentucky Derby, not an NFL replay review) remind some veteran racing fans that the more they learn about the sport, the less they know. Watching Seattle Slew from the Churchill Downs...

By Pat McKenna —- ELMONT, N.Y. – The 48-day Belmont Park spring/summer meet will begin on Thursday, April 22, without spectators in attendance. The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) will be able to determine when Belmont Park will re-open to spectators following the...

By Keith McCalmont —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced it will again offer a $1 million bonus to the connections of any Japan-based horse who wins the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes slated for Saturday, June 5 at Belmont...

NTRA Communications —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 12, 2021) – Essential Quality, who is training at Churchill Downs in preparation for the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve on May 1, remains at No. 1 in this week’s National Thoroughbred Racing Association...

Late Pick 5 on Arkansas Derby Day Bob Hill, TSV writer —- The late Pick 5 on Saturday at Oaklawn Park includes the G3 Count Fleet and the G1 Arkansas Derby. Even with the presence of some terrific horses in these races this Pick 5 is still tough to handicap and could...